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Quality of life: In terms of health care, demography, education, environmental conditions, economic conditions, employment, the standard of living can be assessed as good.
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Fits for families: The infrastructure of Porto provides the necessary level of comfort for recreation and long-term stay of families with children. There are several large parks, a sufficient number of playgrounds and sports grounds.
- Air quality: The air in Porto is considered to be very clean. A favorable climate, no sources of dust.
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Free WiFi: Almost half of all cafes, restaurants and gas stations have free wi-fi. But there are cases when you have to pay for Wi-Fi, the cost is usually indicated in the check.
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Walkability: The area of is perfect for walking. There are a lot of quality walking paths, sidewalks. Traffic and road conditions are good organized.
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Female friendly: The relationship between men and women is quite liberal, a woman has all the rights and freedoms. But the way of life in society continues to be patriarchal.
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Nightlife: At the same time, the level of quality of services provided in most of these establishments is significantly high.
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Friendliness to outsiders: The attitude towards foreigners is often open and friendly, but not overly intrusive.
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Traffic safety: A lot of work has been done in Porto to ensure road safety. That’s why the road accident rate can be considered as low.
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Level of happiness: The level of happiness and life satisfaction among the local population is quite average.
- Safety: According to the criterion of calmness, safety and peacefulness of the inhabitants, the situation in Porto is perfect.
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Startup friendly: In the past few years, startups have gained high popularity, increasing the flow of money invested.
- Internet: There is high-speed Internet.
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Education: Secondary and higher education institutions provide a very mediocre level of knowledge, which indicates the need to reform them and introduce new, more effective programs and trained teachers.
- Expenses: Prices for everything are very affordable. There are many very decent pizzerias, cafes, restaurants at reasonable prices. Usual monthly spendings are around $2000.
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Entertainment: There are several places in Porto where you can relax and have a good time with friends.
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Freedom of speech: Freedom of speech is spelled out in the constitution. But local authorities are enforcing laws that will somewhat complicate the work of journalists and restrict freedom of speech for all citizens.
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Workspaces: There is an great environment for working and lots of great coworking spots.
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Racial tolerance: Cases of racial and ethnic discrimination are extremely rare.
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LGBTQ friendly: It has been established that the majority of citizens have an excellent attitude towards the LGBT community.
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English: The locals speak excellent English, the only thing that you may notice is not always accurate pronunciation, because the phonetic system of their language is different from English.
- Income: The average monthly income in Porto is as low as $1700.
